Press Releases
Sep 07, 2023
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµApplauds Proposed Regulation Expanding Civil Rights Protections for People with Disabilities
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule today that would significantly expand civil rights and nondiscrimination protections in h...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Sep 06, 2023
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµChallenges Six Year Detention of Salvadoran Asylum Seeker
LAFAYETTE, La. — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Louisiana filed a writ of habeas corpus in federal court today seeking the release of Jessica Patricia Barahona-Ma...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 05, 2023
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµCondemns Unprecedented RICO Indictment of People Protesting Construction of Controversial Police Training Center in Georgia
ATLANTA — Georgia’s attorney general has obtained indictments against more than 60 people, alleging violations of the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (...
Sep 05, 2023
Federal Court Rejects Latest Alabama Congressional Map
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal court today rejected Alabama’s new congressional map due to its failure to remedy the violation of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965, ordering a ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 01, 2023
Judge Blocks Arkansas Law that Would Have Placed Unconstitutional Age-Verification and Parental Consent Requirements on Social Media Users
The victory supports challenges to laws that stifle the free speech rights of minors and adults.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: NetChoice v. Griffin
Aug 30, 2023
Sex Workers and Legal Advocates File Federal Trade Commission Complaint Against Mastercard
WASHINGTON – The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, Hacking//Hustling, and a coalition of sex-worker-led, anti-trafficking, and LGBTQ organizations urge the Federal Trade Commission...
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